The rules governing adolescent employees’ pay have been changed as of 1 September 2023, and a new list of jobs that adolescent employees are not allowed to perform becomes effective on 30 September 2023. Adolescent employees, aged 15 to 17, may only be employed if they have graduated from at least eight years of primary school, submit a medical certificate confirming that the job concerned is not harmful to their health. The remuneration paid to adolescent employees is calculated in accordance with the Regulation of the Council of Ministers on Vocational Training for Adolescents and their Remuneration.
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